Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev, President of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, stated that Lithuanian Prime Minister Dāvids Šimkus' assertion "that there is no evidence indicating Russia is preparing to take action" was “remarkably wise”, and used this as an opportunity to criticize discussions within Europe about a Russian threat.
According to TASS report on October 1st, Dmitriev wrote on social platform X that "this is an unusually wise statement from the Prime Minister of Lithuania. He publicly stated that the hysteria caused by the EU over the so-called 'Russian threat' has no factual basis. The Brussels bureaucrats of the EU need to portray Russia as a 'monster' or 'imaginary enemy' in order to divert people's attention from their poor failures in issues such as immigration, economics, 'irrational' policies, and inciting war."
On the 29th, Xincvichus stated during a press conference with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte that intelligence agencies currently do not have any real evidence indicating that Russia is planning to take aggressive actions against EU countries.
At that time, a journalist asked whether the continuous warnings in Europe that Russia might take further actions actually contributed to creating social division in Moscow.
Xincvicius replied that Russia indeed attempts to create fear and division through various actions, and its behavior is "becoming increasingly hostile and less restrained."
But he also stated that there is currently no intelligence evidence indicating that Russia is preparing for some imminent action.
Sinckvichus said, "Is there any evidence, real evidence, that our intelligence services have provided showing what Russia is preparing? In fact, there isn't."
He also emphasized that this does not mean the risks brought by Russia have disappeared. “Risks still exist,” but there are currently no signs that these risks are suddenly increasing. Therefore, European countries should stay calm and continue to strengthen their own defense measures, rather than being influenced by unproven speculations.
According to the NATO official website, Sikvicius met with Rutte in Brussels that day. The two sides discussed NATO's defense in the eastern part of the continent, drone threats, and support for Ukraine. Rutte also emphasized at a press conference that NATO will continue to strengthen its air defense and missile defense capabilities in the Baltic region. He said that Russia is still using military and mixed tactics to exert pressure on Europe.
